Illinois beats Nebraska 24-13 for fourth straight win

CHAMPAIGN - Illinois beat Nebraska 24-13 at Gies Memorial Stadium on Friday night, according to the official Fighting Illini recap and box score, extending its winning streak to four and moving to 6-3 and 4-2 in the Big Ten. Nebraska is 5-4 and 2-4. Attendance was 58,587.

The teams were tied 7-7 at halftime after Collin Dixon's 3-yard touchdown catch from Katin Houser. Jordan Anderson's 5-yard touchdown catch put Illinois ahead 14-7 in the third quarter, and Dixon's 6-yard score made it 21-7 early in the fourth. Nebraska cut the lead to 21-13 on a 51-yard touchdown pass from Anthony Colandrea to Jacory Barney Jr. before Ethan Moczulski's 21-yard field goal set the final at 24-13.

Houser completed 22 of 36 passes for 292 yards and three touchdowns. Dixon caught eight passes for 129 yards and two scores; according to Illinois Athletics, those touchdowns set the program's single-season receiving touchdown record at 12. Matthew Bailey led Illinois with 11 tackles.

Illinois next plays at No. 5 UCLA on Friday, Nov. 13, at 8 p.m. CT on FOX.

Source: Fighting Illini official recap; Official box score (read Nov. 7, 2026).